28. Would you Please Not Bring Irrelevant Arguments Into This. The Thread is not about MJ.

First of all, the IR scanning of a home has already been shot down as an illegal search by SCOTUS - February 20, 2001, in re Kyllo v. United States. Unless they have probable cause and a warrant they can't get your utility bills. Without the thermal imaging they'll have to find another creative way to get that warrant.

Secondly, growing MJ is illegal in most places but owning a fire arm is not. Nor is becoming intoxicated in your own home. To arrest him for being in his home where there was a fire arm is tantamount to arresting him for DUII because he's intoxicated near the car in his driveway.

If the the person was out in the yard or street waving the gun around then it's a whole other ballgame. But there is no indication in the story this was the case.

So your attempt to make a comparison between the two is spurious at best. This thread was not started to be about MJ growing or how creative the DEA can be in trying to catch people. You are totally off topic. If you want to discuss those issues then start your own thread.